Ironing-machine



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IRONING MACHINE. I APPLICATION FILED OCT-27. 1911.

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CARL E. CAPMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 JOSEPH SALTZMAN, OFCI-IICAGU, ILLINOIS.

IRONING-MACHINE.

Application filed October 27, 1917. Serial No. 198,748.

To alt whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL E. CAPMAN, a citizen oi the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Machines, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in ironingmachines, and relates inparticular to a type of garment-pressing device, of the hand type, soorganized as to require a minimum oi" bodily eifort in the manipulationthereof.

The principal objects oi the invention are toprovide a device or. theclass described which shall be free from ungainly and space-occupyingoverhead suspension devices; to provide a device of the class described.which may be mounted conveniently and in compact formnpon the usualtable on which the hand pressing is ordinarily effected; to provide aconstruction which shall be capable of quick and simple adjustment toaccommodate different classes of \VOl'lI,*-*f0l' instance, for pressingcoats, where a pressing buck is required, and for pressing trousers,where the pressing buck is dispensedwith; to provide a constructionwhich shall be substantial, convenient, and practical, while beingsimple in design and economical to manufacture; and, in general, toprovide an improved efficient device of the character referred to.

In the drawings, which'illustratefa preferred embodiment of myinventions- Figure 1 is a plan View of the device and a portion ofthetable;

Fig. 2 is anend' levation of the table showing the device mountedthereon;

Fig. 3 is a section through the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is asection taken on the line 1-4 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawlngs, 10 represents a large, heavy, and substantialtable which constitutes a support for the pressing device 11 andpressing buck 12. The device itself is preferably supported by a castiron socket 1 1 having afoot or base plate 15 of suitable shape anddimensions to securely hold the socket 1a in upright position. Saidintegral base plate 15 is suitably bolted to the table by means of coachscrews or lag bolts 16, and a vertically extending tubular standard'orpipe 17 is secured in the socket 14 by a set screw 18. This standardextends upward a considerable distance and carries Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented May 18, 1920.

and 27 which are held in place by cotter.

pins 71 passin through the projecting ends of the pins. 11 said pivotpins 26 and 27 and between the said pairs or" lugs 24 and 25, Ipivotally mount a pair of parallel bars 28'and 29, which, at their outerends, are pivotally seclu'ed at 30 and 31 respectively to a cast head32. The pivot pin 31 is secured in a bolt hole 7 2 at the bottom of thehead 32, whereas the pivot pin 30 is so arranged that it may be adjustedin a slot 33 formed in the upper portion of said casting 2 To this end,the said pivot pin 30 is made with an intermediate collar or enlargesment as which may be clamped against the face of the slot 33 by means ofa nut 37 fitting I the threaded end 38 of the pivot pin and bearingagainst a washer 70 placed against the outer face of the cast head. Thepivot'pin 31 is like the pin 30 and is secured to the head 32 in thesame manner, except that an ordinary bolt hole 72 is provided in thehead 32 for the pin 31, instead of the slot 33, as in the case of thepin 30. These pins 30, and 31 each have a washer 35 and a cotter pin136for holding the ends of the respective arms 28 and 29 thereon forpivotal movement. I

On one side of the cast head 32 there are formed a pair of integrallycast, semi-circular housing 38 and 39, which accommodate la'terallyandvertically spaced pulleys 420 and &1 arranged to revolve idly upon fixedpivot pins 42 and 43.- Said pulleys 10 and 41, as shown in Figs. 1 and2, are grooved to fit a horizontally slidable rod 14: which ispreferably of circular cross-section, so as to enable is to twistslightly if occasion requires. As shown in Fig. 2, the pulley 4L0constitutes a lower support for the outer end ofthe rod 1- 1 and partscarried therfeby,while the rear pulley 41coniron i is carried on theforward or front end of the rod a l.

Describing the manner of attaching the pressing iron to the front end oftherod 4 f, itwill be observed by an inspection of Fig. 1, that on thetop plate 46 of the iron I secure, by means of rivets or screws M, astrap-like bracket 48 which is perforated the lower end of theperforation being suitably countersunk to constitute a downwardly facingseat for a socket ball 50. Said socket ball 50 is rigidly secured on theend of a slender curved rod 51, the tail end of which is rigidly securedin a longitudinal hole drilled in the tapered front end 52 of thehorizontal bar a l. This construction allows the iron to assume anyangular position, while at the same time the weight of the iron iseffectually supported by the ball-andsocket arrangement. It is of courseunderstood that the ball-and-socket is positioned approximately abovethe center of gravity of the pressing iron.

The pressing iron, which, in the present instance, is of the gas-heatedtype, is supplied with gas through a hose 53 which, if desired, may bepassed through an eyebolt 54 secured in the rear end of the slide rod44.

\Vhen the pressing iron is not in use and is therefore suspended inmid-air by the sup porting device, the equilibrium of the apparatus ismaintained. by means of a diagonally disposed coiled tension spring 55,the rear end of which passes through an eye-bolt 56 secured in the upperend of the bar 28, while the lower end of said spring is hooked into theupper end of a diagonal link or tie 57 constructed from wire or rod ofsuitable gage. The lower end of said link 57 is bent around to form ahook portion 58 suitably shaped to enter one or other of a pair ofnotches 59 and 60 in the lower end of the head 32. To facilitateshifting ofthe hook part 5Sfrom one end to the other of the notches 59and 60, the end of said hookv pended, the rod jll is preferably pushedin horizontally between the pulleys 40 and 41 to approximately theposition shown in Fig. and inthat position for pressing with the buck,the spring is of such strength as to maintain the pressing surface of'the iron about a couple of inches below the top of the buck. When theiron is moved onto the adjacent end of the buck for pressing clothesthereon, the spring greatly facilitates the'up ward movement of the ironand relieves the operator of the necessity of exerting a great amount ofmanual force when lifting the iron. The spring is of such strength thatwhen the iron is thus lifted onto the buck, the spring is almost totallycollapsed and consequently the full weight of the iron is available forpressing.

With the arrangement described, the movement of the iron over theclothes to be pressed is extremely free and is not interferred with bycramping frictional stress or other forces, it being understood that asthe iron is manipulated, the parallels swing around the column 17 withthe Sleeve 21, in addition to which the rod 44 slides in and out betweenthe pulleys l0 and 41.

The object of having the pin 30 adjustable in the arcuate slot is toenable the rod l i to be "leveled up, or, in certain cases, inclined,whenever occasionrequires.

The. hereinbefore specified details of construction are of coursesubject to change or n'iodification, in order to conform to individualrequirements, while still retaining the spirit of the invention, thescope of which should be determined by reference to he a pended claims.

I claim 1. In a device of the class described, the combination of anupstanding column, a member rotatably mounted on saidcolumn, a head,parallel bars pivotally connecting the upper end of the head to theupper end of themember, and the lower end of the head to the lower endof the member, an iron supported by said head, and a spring forfacilitating the vertical movement of said head.

2. In a device of the class described, the combinationof a verticalsupporting column, a member mounted on androtatable around rid column,means for vertically adjusting said member, a headi parallelbarscon'necting said head with said member and permitting relativevertical. displacement thereof, a spring tending to' support said head,a substantially horizontal rod slidable'insaid head, and an ironpivotally carried at the" outer end of saidrod.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a vert calsupporting column, a member mounted on and rotatable thereof, anadjustable spring tending to sup-' port said head, a substantiallyhorizontal rod slidable in said head, an ironpivotally carried attheouter end ofsaid rod, andmeans for a dj u sting the inclination ofsaid rod.

CARL E; CAPMAN';

